Description
Named 'Chao (stir-fried)' but actually not fried. A Taichung local breakfast where ultra-thick yellow noodles are steam-warmed in a bamboo steamer and eaten with special garlic soy sauce and chives.
Restaurants serving Taichung Stir-fried Thick Noodles
Researching
We are researching restaurants that serve this dish.
On this site you can check dictionary details and, later, places to buy or eat related items.
The Recipe section below is a general reference, not a recipe from the listed shops.
Recipe
Ingredients
- Da Mian(Alkaline thick noodles)
- Garlic
- Thick soy sauce
- Sesame oil
- Chives
- Dongquan chili sauce
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Noodles] Prepare Taichung's unique 'Da Mian' (yellow Chinese noodles thick like udon, heavy with lye water, same as used in Da Mian Geng).
- Instead of boiling, heap these noodles in a 'giant steamer (Zhenglong)' and steam-warm them piping hot with vapor (the main reason it's 'not fried').
- [Special Sauce] Prepare an intense garlic sauce mixing Jiangyou Gao (thick soy sauce), grated garlic, sesame oil, and a little pork bone broth.
- Upon order, plate the hot noodles from the steamer.
- Generously pour the garlic sauce over them, topping with a handful of boiled chives (or bean sprouts). Absolutely no meat toppings.
- Finish by generously self-squeezing Taichung's famous 'Dongquan Lajiao Jiang' (sweet/spicy red chili sauce).
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Intense punch of raw garlic
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Pour garlic soy sauce over boiled Udon
Pairing
Zonghe Tang(Mixed pig's blood and offal soup)
Trivia
[Hardcore] The twin giant of Taichung local noodles alongside 'Da Mian Geng'. A feint dish named 'Chao' but only steamed. The unique lye smell, Dongquan chili sauce sweet-spiciness, and violent raw garlic heat combine into a junk breakfast exclusively for locals.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Squeeze bright red 'Dongquan chili sauce' until the noodles are hidden, stir until completely unified with the garlic soy sauce pooled at the bottom, then slurp!
Allergen
Wheat, Soy, Sesame